Food for fitness
Subtitle: the physical education teacher's handbook
By: Diana J. Galandak; editor and project director Ann K. Tornyos
Contributors: Tornyos, Ann K; Louisiana. Dept. of Education. Bureau of Food and Nutrition Services; United States. Dept. of Agriculture
Publisher: St. Mary's Dominican College
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New Orleans, La
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Nutrition; Diet
Description: Abstract: A physical education teacher's information and resource guide focuses on nutrient needs and diets of adolescents. While helping the teacher learn about his/her own diet, it provides specific information for the athlete concerning: energy and protein requirements, water and electrolyte replacement, high carbohydrate diets, pre-event meals, body composition, weight control and iron deficiency anemia. The contemporary American diet and its effects on health also are disussed. Nine chapters each provide background information and one to four problems illustrating the information provided. Appendices provide reference information and sources of audiovisual and print materials. (js)
Notes: "Funded by Bureau of Food and Nutrition Services, Nutrition Education and Training Program, Louisiana State Department of Education and the United States Department of Agriculture."

Bibliography: leaves 154-157